Math and science

• Centre (geometry)
  Centre (geometry)
  In geometry, the centre of an object is a point in some sense in the middle of the object. If geometry is regarded as the study of isometry groups then the centre is a fixed point of the isometries.-Circles:...
  
  , the middle of an object
• Center (algebra)
  Center (algebra)
  The term center or centre is used in various contexts in abstract algebra to denote the set of all those elements that commute with all other elements. It is often denoted Z, from German Zentrum, meaning "center". More specifically:...
  
  , uses of "center" in algebra
• Centroid
  Centroid
  In geometry, the centroid, geometric center, or barycenter of a plane figure or two-dimensional shape X is the intersection of all straight lines that divide X into two parts of equal moment about the line. Informally, it is the "average" of all points of X...
  
  , geometric center
• Center of mass
  Center of mass
  In physics, the center of mass or barycenter of a system is the average location of all of its mass. In the case of a rigid body, the position of the center of mass is fixed in relation to the body...
  
  
• Center (group theory)
  Center (group theory)
  In abstract algebra, the center of a group G, denoted Z,The notation Z is from German Zentrum, meaning "center". is the set of elements that commute with every element of G. In set-builder notation,...
  
  , in abstract algebra, the subgroup consisting of those elements which commute with all other elements
• Center of symmetry, in geometry, a point that is well-distant from the boundary of a figure
• Graph center
  Graph center
  The center of a graph is the set of all vertices of minimum eccentricity, that is, the set of all vertices A where the greatest distance d to other vertices B is minimal. Equivalently, it is the set of vertices with eccentricity equal to the graph's radius...
  
  , the vertices in a graph that minimize the maximal distance from all other vertices
• Center of gravity (military)
  Center of gravity (military)
  The center of gravity is a concept developed by Carl Von Clausewitz, a Prussian military theorist, in his work On War.-United States Department of Defense:...
  
  

Sports

• Center (American football)
  Center (American football)
  Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense...
  
  , a position in American and Canadian football
• Centre (Australian rules football), a position in Australian football
• Centre Back, a position in association football
• Center (basketball)
  Center (basketball)
  The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...
  
  , a position in basketball
• Centre forward (also known as Striker), a position in association football and Water Polo
• Centre (ice hockey)
  Centre (ice hockey)
  The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...
  
  , a position in ice hockey
• Centre (rugby league), a position in rugby league
• Centre (rugby union), a position in rugby union
• Center fielder
  Center fielder
  A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball fielding position between left field and right field...
  
  , often called "center", a position in baseball

Places

• Downtown
  Downtown
  Downtown is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's core or central business district ....
  
  , or center
• Central business district
  Central business district
  A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
  
  

• Center, Celje
  Center, Celje
  Center is a central neighborhood of the city of Celje in Slovenia....
  
  , Slovenia, a neighbourhood
• Center, Maribor
  Center, Maribor
  Center is the central district of the city of Maribor in Slovenia. It comprises the inner city area including the Main Square and commercial streets and Maribor Town Hall....
  
  , Slovenia, a district
• Center, Colorado
  Center, Colorado
  The town of Center is a Statutory Town in Rio Grande and Saguache Counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. The population was 2,392 at the 2000 census.Leach Airport is located 4 miles east and 3 miles north of town, at County Road 53 and County Road C...
  
  , United States, a city
• Center, Indiana
  Center, Indiana
  Center is an unincorporated town in Taylor Township, Howard County, Indiana, United States. Center is a suburb of Kokomo and is a part of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.- Education :...
  
  , United States, a town
• Center, Jay County, Indiana
  Center, Jay County, Indiana
  Center is an unincorporated community in Greene Township, Jay County, Indiana....
  
  , United States
• Center, Kentucky
  Center, Kentucky
  Center is an unincorporated community in northern Metcalfe County in the south central region of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is home to North Metcalfe Elementary which is part of the Metcalfe County School District. It was here that the first Butler Funeral Home was established in the early 1900s...
  
  , United States, a town
• Center, Missouri
  Center, Missouri
  Center is a city in Ralls County, Missouri, United States. The population was 644 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Center is located at ....
  
  , United States, a city
• Center, Nebraska
  Center, Nebraska
  Center is a village in Knox County, Nebraska, USA. The population was 94 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Knox County.-Geography:Center is located at ....
  
  , United States, a village
• Center, North Dakota
  Center, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 678 people, 279 households, and 196 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,743.8 people per square mile . There were 310 housing units at an average density of 797.3 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 93.81% White, 0.44%...
  
  , United States, a city
• Center, Outagamie County, Wisconsin
  Center, Outagamie County, Wisconsin
  Center is a town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,163 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Mackville and Five Corners are located partially within the town...
  
  , United States, a town
• Center, Portland, Oregon
  Center, Portland, Oregon
  North Tabor Neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, United States, is on the east side of the Willamette River on the northern slope of Mount Tabor. The Banfield Expressway forms its northern boundary, separating it from the Hollywood District, Rose City Park, and Madison South neighborhoods to the...
  
  , United States, a neighborhood
• Center, Rock County, Wisconsin
  Center, Rock County, Wisconsin
  Center is a town in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,005 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.6 square miles , of which, 35.6 square miles of it is land and 0.03% is...
  
  , United States, a town
• Center, Texas
  Center, Texas
  Center is a city in Shelby County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,678 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Shelby County...
  
  , United States, a city
• Center, Washington
  Center, Washington
  Center is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Washington, United States. Center was so named because it was at one point considered to be the center of Jefferson County, although it is now significantly to the east. Center is not a town, but rather the name often applied to this...
  
  

• Centre, Alabama
  Centre, Alabama
  Centre is a city in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 3,273. The city is the county seat of Cherokee County, and is part of the 'Gadsden, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area'.-History:...
  
  , United States, a city
• Centre (French region), an administrative region in France
• Centru (development region)
  Centru (development region)
  Centru is a development region in Romania.-Demographics:Centru has a total population of 2,523,021. Its population density is 73.99/km², somewhat lower than the national average of 91.3/km². The region is one of the most ethnically-diverse in Romania, with ethnic Romanians making up 65.4% of the...
  
  , a region in Romania
• Centre Department
  Centre Department
  Centre is one of the ten departments of Haiti, located in the center of the country, along the border with the Dominican Republic. It has an area of 3,675 km² and a population of 564,200 . Its capital is Hinche. It borders the Dominican Republic to the east. It is the only landlocked...
  
  , an administrative region in Haiti
• Centre Region (Cameroon)
• Centre Region (Burkina Faso)

Arts

• Tonic (music)
  Tonic (music)
  In music, the tonic is the first scale degree of the diatonic scale and the tonal center or final resolution tone. The triad formed on the tonic note, the tonic chord, is thus the most significant chord...
  
  , in tonal music, the central or most important pitch
• Center (music band)
  Center (music band)
  Center is a Russian-speaking band, which can be described as eclectic and experimental. The styles of their music are very different, starting with new wave and Russian rock in the early years, crossing over to Electronica.Center was founded by Vasily Shumov in Moscow, Russia in the late 1970s....
  
  , a famous Russian-speaking band

Education

• Centre College
  Centre College
  Centre College is a private liberal arts college in Danville, Kentucky, USA, a community of approximately 16,000 in Boyle County south of Lexington, KY. Centre is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution. Centre was founded by Presbyterian leaders, with whom it maintains a loose...
  
  , a liberal arts college in Danville, Kentucky, United States
• Yields Learning Centre, a learning centre for primary and secondary school students in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong

Other

• Area Control Center
  Area Control Center
  In air traffic control, an Area Control Center , also known as a Center, is a facility responsible for controlling instrument flight rules aircraft en route in a particular volume of airspace at high altitudes between airport approaches and departures...
  
  , an Air Traffic Control facility covering a large region of airspace not associated with a particular airport
• The Center, a paranormal organization in the Martin Mystery
  Martin Mystery
  Martin Mystery may refer to:*Martin Mystère, an Italian comic book published in the U.S. as Martin Mystery*Martin Mystery, a television animation series inspired by the comic character...
  
   series
• Centers (Fourth Way)
  Centers (Fourth Way)
  In G.I. Gurdjieff's Fourth Way teaching, also known as The Work, centers or brains refer to separate apparatuses within a being that dictate its specific functions. There are three main centers: intellectual, emotional, and moving...
  
  , a human biological, psychological and spiritual nexus of energy process, equivalent to the concept of a Chakra
• Lathe center
  Lathe center
  A lathe center, often shortened to center, is a tool that has been ground to a point as to accurately position a workpiece about an axis...
  
  , used in machining operations
• Centrism
  Centrism
  In politics, centrism is the ideal or the practice of promoting policies that lie different from the standard political left and political right. Most commonly, this is visualized as part of the one-dimensional political spectrum of left-right politics, with centrism landing in the middle between...
  
  , the middle ground between the left wing and the right wing
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
  Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
  The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center is a nonprofit organization serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender population of New York City and nearby communities.- History :...
  
  , a New York City non-profit organization commonly known as the Center

See also

• Center Township (disambiguation)
• Central (disambiguation)
• Centre Party (disambiguation)
• The Centre (disambiguation)